All Nokia smartphones launched over the course of this yr will lastly be upgraded to Android P, HMD Global said a lot of days once more. The agency expressed its dedication to assist its current cell lineup in the long term all through a product event held inside the Philippines on Friday, with thought-about certainly one of its officers reiterating that all Android-powered Nokia handsets launched inside the mannequin’s post-Microsoft interval are to be updated to Android eight.zero Oreo by the tip of the yr. The promise presumably extends to the Nokia 2, an upcoming entry-level gadget that’s set to be rather more moderately priced than the Nokia three and is rumored to be formally unveiled inside the coming days.

The Finnish agency reintroduced the Nokia brand earlier this yr at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Following prolonged evaluation and progress, HMD concluded that its new devices are to ship with what’s mainly a stock mannequin of Google’s working system. The agency beforehand said it tried rising a custom-made software program program pores and pores and skin nevertheless was unable to offer you one factor that’s vastly superior to vanilla Android, ultimately opting to pre-install a stock version of Nougat on its updated smartphones. By having devices with a just about unmodified mannequin of Android, HMD is able to push out month-to-month security patches and principal software program program upgrades faster than totally different distinctive instruments producers are, as evidenced by the reality that a couple of of its handsets even managed to beat the Google Pixel lineup to numerous security updates. As points stand correct now, HMD devoted to 2 principal OS upgrades for its 2017 lineup that additionally principally consists of mid-range and entry-level decisions which are subsequently set to be supported for at least as long as Android flagships from the likes of Samsung, LG, HTC, and Huawei are.

Android P itself is already in progress and may presumably be launched in late winter or early spring, though it’s at current unclear whether or not or not the next principal iteration of the cell OS is to ship with the mannequin amount 9.zero or a lower one. Apart from the Nokia 2, HMD might launch one totally different smartphone by the tip of the yr, with some present rumors suggesting that the company is engaged on a high-end counterpart to its Nokia eight flagship which might be marketed as a result of the Nokia 9 and undertake a relatively bezel-free kind subject.